As part of the Baker-Polito Administration’s comprehensive reopening plan, the required acceptance of bottle bill containers for redemption will resume in a two-stage process, beginning on June 5, 2020. The plan includes protocols and requirements to ensure the safety of employees…
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Mass. Health Committee Makes History by Approves End of Life Options Bill for First Time Since 2011 Introduction
Massachusetts supporters of legislation that would authorize medical aid in dying as an end-of-life care option urged state lawmakers to pass the bill after the Joint Committee on Public Health approved it late Friday afternoon for the first time since…
SBA and Treasury Department Announce $10 Billion for CDFIs to Participate in Paycheck Protection Program
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, announced that it is setting aside $10 billion of Round 2 funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to be lent exclusively by Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). …
Next Year: 32nd Annual Eastie Pride Day Summer Festival Officially Canceled for 2020
Earlier this month, Mayor Martin Walsh decided to cancel all city-permitted parades and festivals taking place outdoors through Labor Day. The move was aimed at curbing the gathering of large crowds and keep up social distancing throughout the summer months…
Madaro, EBNHC Host Another Virtual Town Hall
Last Friday afternoon Rep. Adrian Madaro along with East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s CEO Manny Lopes and CMO Dr. Jackie Fantes held a virtual town hall to discuss the clinical context of the COVID-19 outbreak, its impacts on the local…
Eastie COVID-19 Updates
As the number of hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 continue to decline, East Boston still remains a virus hotspot within the city limits and cases of the virus rose nearly 10 percent in one week. On Friday the Boston Public…
Mayor, BPS Announce Virtual Graduation for Seniors
For hundreds of high school seniors living in East Boston, the last year of high school is a right of passage, and one that is remembered for a lifetime. Whether these seniors are at East Boston High School or attending…
Local Musician Gives Back to Zumix
Local musician Ali McGuirk and multimedia artist Pamela Maguire teamed up earlier this month to use art and music to support the Massachusetts families hardest hit by the COVID pandemic. On May 8 the pair released, via Bandcamp, a set…
City Realty Donates Chromebooks to Salesian Boys & Girls Club
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic the Salesian Boys & Girls Club on Byron Street has had a close working partnership with local developer, the City Realty Group. City Realty, known for several development projects in Eastie, has a nonprofit offshoot…
Walsh Reacts to State Reopening
On Monday, May 18, Governor Charlie Baker launched Phase 1 of a statewide reopening plan. However, Mayor Martin Walsh stressed that reopening does not mean “back to normal”—it means bringing caution and a commitment to stopping the spread of COVID-19…